Explore: Canopic Jars

of using the traditional, full-sized, canopic jars much smaller dummy jars were placed in the tombs. Canopic jars are v-shaped vessels that are hollowed

recognized that the four canopic jars discovered near the coffin belonged to Kiya, and that the female heads on the stoppers of the jars portray her. Like the

began to be placed in a set of jars known as canopic jars, and during the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BC), the jars began to be inscribed with

Canopic chests are cases used by ancient Egyptians to contain the internal organs removed during the process of mummification. Once canopic jars began

Canopic jars are vessels which were used for storing the internal organs removed during mummification. These were named after the human-headed jars that

intestines.[25] Sometimes the four canopic jars were placed into a canopic chest and buried with the mummified body. A canopic chest resembled a "miniature

Ancient Egyptian canopic jars with lids date as far back as 2532 BC. Jar burials were also used in southeast Europe, with a lidded jar being recovered

to hold liquids or cosmetics, for ritual and display purposes, and as canopic jars. The earliest stone vessels in Egypt date as far back as the Late Neolithic

tutelary goddesses depicted on the canopic chest which contains four canopic jars. Qebehsenuef is said to guard the canopic jars and it is Serket's job to protect

canopic jars, magic bricks, and multiple vessels, some of which bear prince Thutmose's name. Isolated Tomb B – Amenhotep III or IV In tomb B canopic jars